English Costume
Dion Clayton Calthrop
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This podcast explores the history of English costume from a unique perspective, focusing on civilian clothing rather than uniforms or ecclesiastical garments. The author, Dion Clayton Calthrop, presents the evolution of fashion as a narrative woven by tailors through the centuries. The series covers what people chose to wear, offering insights into social and cultural history. It is based on an excerpted introduction that sets the tone for a detailed examination of dress.
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English Costume - Dion Clayton Calthrop 14.06.2026 8t 42minThe world, if we choose to see it so, is a complicated picture of people dressing and undressing. The history of the world is composed of the chat of a little band of tailors seated cross-legged on their boards; they gossip across the centuries, feeling, as they should, very busy and important. As you will see, I have devoted myself entirely to civil costume—that is, the clothes a man or a woman would wear from choice, and not by reason of an appointment to some ecclesiastical post, or to a military calling, or to the Bar, or the Bench. Such clothes are but symbols of their trades and professions, and have been dealt with by persons who specialize in those professions. (Summary excerpted from Introduction.)
